Mon January 23, 2017
Port Commission Approves $5M for Lander Street Project
The Port of Seattle Commission approved $5 million for the city of Seattle's Lander Street Grade Separation Project, expected to cost a total of $140 million when complete. The city is seeking to finalize the design of the grade separation in summer of 2017 and begin construction early the following year....
AP News - Mon January 23, 2017
New Mexico County to Update Water Infrastructure
The northwestern New Mexico city of Aztec will spend $3 million on water infrastructure projects, including some intended to provide relief to residents who have had to boil their water for months. The Daily Times reports that the San Juan County Commission approved a request from the city of Aztec to use $3 million intended for the Flora Vista wastewater system on other projects....
Mon January 23, 2017
ODOT Discusses Funding, Approves I-35 Design Contract at Jan. Meeting
Highlights of the Oklahoma Transportation Commission's Jan. 4 meeting include an update on state funding for transportation, approval of funds for 11 rail crossing projects and award of an engineering contract to design an innovative bridge project in Kay County....
Anthony Foxx (Former U.S. Secretary of Transportation) - Mon January 23, 2017
Feds Grant $1.6B for LA's Purple Line
When people think of Los Angeles, they often think of the glitz and glamor of Hollywood — but also of crippling traffic, delays and pollution in the nation's car capital. In recent years, LA's citizens and leaders have come together around a new vision....
James Anderson - Mon January 23, 2017
New Legislative Session Brings $500M Deficit, Uncertainty
With one eye on a $500 million state budget gap and the other on Washington, Gov. John Hickenlooper and a split Colorado Legislature enter the 2017 lawmaking session with little expectation of fiscal reform and plenty of uncertainty over transportation, the state's Medicaid bills, affordable housing and illegal pot sales....
Chuck Harvey - Mon January 23, 2017
$20M Project Under Way on U.S. 183 in Oklahoma
A $20 million road widening and bridge replacement project is under way on U.S. 183 in Woodward County, Okla. The rural location is 5 mi. (8 km) southeast of the SH-50 junction, between the towns of Mutual and Seiling....
Chuck Harvey - Mon January 23, 2017
San Diego's Genesee Ave. Taking Shape
Work is progressing on a $105.2 million I-5 at Genesee Avenue Interchange Project where crews will replace the existing six-lane Genesee Avenue overpass with a 10-lane bridge that will accommodate greater traffic demands on the north coast of San Diego....
Jennifer Rupp - Mon January 23, 2017
Dam Expansion Increases Reservoir Capacity, Decreases CO2 Output
In May 2016, the Southeast Alaska Power Agency (SEAPA) embarked on an expansion of the Swan Lake Reservoir — a hydroelectric plant located on Revillagigedo Island at the head of Carroll Inlet, about 22 mi....
Chris Mondics & Jason Laughlin - Mon January 23, 2017
Delaware River Bridge Traffic Brought to Halt While Fracture is Assessed, Fixed
Transportation officials Saturday were unable to say how long the heavily traveled Delaware River Bridge connecting the Pennsylvania Turnpike with New Jersey would stay closed as they work to repair a ruptured bridge truss....
Joe Hernandez - Mon January 23, 2017
New Jersey Could Spend Millions to Reimburse Contractors Hurt by TTF Shutdown
Contractors who had to stop work during a fight over how to replenish the Transportation Trust Fund last year are asking to be compensated for losses — and New Jersey taxpayers may be on the hook for the money....
